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In shelters, Sandy refugees find three squares, heat amid uncertainty

Amelia Borde, 89, of New Rochelle, rests in

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Amelia Borde, 89, of New Rochelle, rests in the gymnasium at the Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle, which has been turned into a shelter for those in need after the damage from Hurricane Sandy. (Oct. 30, 2012)

Near-freezing temperatures are driving families and the elderly to area shelters in the Hudson Valley for a place to keep warm at night as they prepare to wait at least another week before power and heat is restored in their homes.

At one Red Cross shelter, housed in the gymnasium at Albert Leonard Junior High School in New Rochelle in Westchester County, spirits were high Saturday as displaced...

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